Monthly Archives: October 2011

WTF Album Covers: Picking Up Girls Made Easy

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“There are a few principles you have to master before moving on to wild, uninhibited street play.” That’s an actual quote from Picking Up Girls Made Easy. If you want some Fonzie-era advice on how to offend, attempt to seduce women on the street, this record will provide hours of useless nonsense helpful advice on how to get your face slapped meet new and fascinating people.

Thanks to WFMU, you don’t have to even purchase this nonsense, you can listen to it in all its WTF glory. What a stunning bucket of stupid–thanks WFMU for opening the doors for all of us who are so in need of bad advice–we salute you! (Seriously though, WFMU is totally awesome for posting material like this–you people are the best!)

Back From Dark Carnival Film Fest

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Turntabling is back from the Dark Carnival Film Fest in Bloomington, Indiana. It was a very interesting trip indeed and once again, there was a stop at the wonderful Landlocked Music, which is a Turntabling favorite.

There is a bit of news on the Turntabling front which gets revealed this week–Facebook followers already know about it, but if you’re wondering, stay tuned. An official announcement is coming in a few days.

In the meantime there is much inventorying to do as The Turntabling Collection will be updating in a few days with more titles for sale on vinyl and CD. What new rare, hard to find and obscure goodies do I have coming? Stay tuned…

To all the new Turntabling friends made at this weekend’s film festival, please don’t hesitate to get in touch, even if just to say hello. It was great meeting everyone including the organizers of the show itself, who we didn’t get to spend near enough time chatting with…but I can say without a doubt that Turntabling will return for the next one!

–Joe Wallace

Turntabling Appearances Up Next: Dark Carnival Film Festival

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Turntabling.net will have a booth at the Dark Carnival Film Festival this weekend (October 22-23) in Bloomington Indiana. This is an indie horror film festival located at the Buskirk-Chumley Theatre at 114 East Kirkwood. The festival starts at noon. Turntabling will be there with hundreds of rare, obscure, freaky and awesome vinyl and CD titles.

Check out the official site for more info on the Dark Carnival Film Festival and I look forward to seeing you there!

–Joe Wallace

The Crossfader Show Salutes Military DJs

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by Joe Wallace

I served for nearly 14 years in the Air Force as a broadcaster, which means I spent quite a lot of time as a DJ on the American Forces Network in places like Korea, Iceland, and Japan, spinning both vinyl and digital tracks.

A lot of people scratch their heads at the idea of a DJ in uniform, but our real purpose there was as much about creating community and familiarity–and being there during natural disasters and other major events–as it was anything else connected to being on the radio or television.

So naturally I’ve got a soft spot for military broadcasters in general and DJs in particular. Imagine my surprise when researching some of my old stomping grounds upon discovering The Crossfader Show, which offers this tribute to military DJs and turntablists. Made me feel good to see others spreading some love for people spinning in uniform. Check this video–which is a recording of the Crossfader Show’s live bi-weekly feed. Thanks, guys! Awesome stuff.




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